Paddy, You're a Villain

DESCRIPTION: The young girl meets Paddy, and soon she declares, "Paddy, you're a villain, Paddy, you're a rogue. There's nothing o' ye Irish Except your name and brogue. You're killing me by inches, You're making me your slove." She hopes to dance on his grave
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: courting betrayal
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 34, "O Patsy you're a villain" (1 text)
Roud #22768
File: KSUC034B

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